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Kiruna Wagon is in an expansive phase and is now taking an important step in the company’s continued development by establishing a purchasing and quality department. Previously consisting of a single role, the department now comprises three people with a clear focus on structure, long-term planning, and more efficient logistics. Henrik Almqvist has been recruited as head of the new department and holds overall responsibility. Together with Carl Ordéus and newly recruited Magnus Gustafsson, he will lay the foundation for stable and robust purchasing processes that strengthen the entire organization. Henrik Almqvist was born and raised in Kiruna and has [...]

A further four apparatus wagons have left Kiruna Wagon's workshop. Two wagons have been delivered to the Swedish Transport Administration and two to our new wagon customer Euromaint – the Nordic region’s leading independent supplier of maintenance services for the rail transport industry. In the project, an older wagon model has been redesigned with new suspension equipment and running gear to make it compatible with modern wheel axles, bearings and springs, etc. For the wagon body, lightweight materials in sandwich elements were chosen over a heavier welded construction. "We are very pleased with the outcome of this customisation project and [...]